Vengeance in Reverse: The Tangled Loops of Violence, Myth, and Madness

by Mark R. Anspach

How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Mark R. Anspach tackles these and other conundrums as he draws on ethnography, literature, psychotherapy, and the theory of Ren Girard to explore some of the fundamental mechanisms of human interaction. Likening gift exchange to vengeance in reverse, the first part of the book outlines a fresh approach to reciprocity, while the second part traces the emergence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862388
• ISBN13: 9781611862386
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"